因噎廢食

因
因
噎
噎
废
廢
食
食
lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face / to avoid sth essential because of a slight risk

Characters and words in 因噎廢食

因
囙
yi̅n = y + (e)n1
old variant of 因[yin1]
因
yi̅n = y + (e)n1
cause / reason / because
因 = 囗 + 大 : Mnemonic symbol: the close reasoner René Descartes.
因 = 囗 + 大 : In front of the encampment, René Descartes, Maud Younger and a robot a starting a big rave. The robot sits inside a big box and is the master of ceremony, while René and Maud are dancing on the square. They started this rave to collect money for a good cause.
噎
ye̅ = y + e1
to choke (on) / to choke up / to suffocate
废
廢
fèi = f + ei4
to abolish / to abandon / to abrogate / to discard / to depose / to oust / crippled / abandoned / waste
废 = 发 + 广 : Frankenstein's Monster (f) checks his parachute (广) in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4) and finds that there is a very long hair (发) and everything is entangled and mixed up. The parachute is a total loss and he will have to get rid of it (废).
食
shí = sh + Ø2
to eat / food / animal feed / eclipse
食 = 亽 + 艮 : Mnemonic symbol: a bag of instant noodles.

Sherlock Holmes (sh) went camping in the space station's bathroom (Ø2). As foodstuffs he brought chewing gum (艮) and instant noodles (食), but he forgot to bring his gas stove, so in front of his tipi (亽) He is eating chewing gums all day.
食
sì = s + Ø4
to feed (a person or animal)

Words with 因噎廢食

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Sentences with 因噎廢食

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